A bit less cute, though possibly even more fascinating, were the photos of Matt Lauer wearing a shorts suit – that's right, a shorts suit – on the set of the Today show. We didn't really know what to think, frankly. But readers flocked to the "Wow" button – a wise choice.

The saddest story of the week came from Birmingham, Alabama, where a train derailment took the life of Caleb Bankston, a former contestant on Survivor: Blood vs. Water. Tributes poured in for Bankston, described as caring and kind, who finished ninth on the show with his fiancé, Colton Cumbie.

He was picked up on felony weapon charges in California, but now Jeremy Meeks is wanted worldwide – for his criminally good looks, as captured in a mug shot that went viral. Sorry, suitors. Meeks claims he's not only innocent – he's also a married man.

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